VIII.2.36 Pompeii. House of L. Caecilius Phoebus.

Double atrium house. Linked to VIII.2.37. Excavated 1884, 1928.

 

VIII.2.36 Pompeii. December 2006. Entrance and front wall to VIII.2.35.

 

VIII.2.36 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance looking south-east towards VIII.2.37.

 

VIII.2.36 Pompeii. December 2004. Looking south towards stairs to lower floors.

 

VIII.2.36 Pompeii. May 2006. Room to west of entrance.

 

VIII.2.36 Pompeii. May 2006. On the left are the remains of steps to the peristyle of VIII.2.37.  

On the right is the passage to the lower levels.

 

VIII.2.36 Pompeii. May 2006. Passage to lower levels.

 

VIII.2.36 Pompeii. May 2006. Impluvium in atrium.

 

VIII.2.36 Pompeii. May 2006. Three rooms on the south side of the atrium, looking west.

 

VIII.2.36 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking west from VIII.2.37.

 

VIII.2.36 Pompeii. May 2006. Steps to upper floor.

 

VIII.2.36 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking west across terrace at the rear of the upper level.

 

VIII.2.36 Pompeii. May 2006.

Painted plaster on west wall of room at east end of terrace at the rear of upper level.

 

VIII.2.36 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking west at remains of lower levels.

According to Jashemski, at the rear of this double house (on both the street and lower level) were terraces overlooking the bay and mountains.

The terraces at the rear of house 36 were preceded by a portico.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.209)

 

VIII.2.36 Pompeii. May 2006. Passage to lower level.

 

VIII.6 Pompeii. December 2005. Vicolo della Regina, looking east . VIII.2.36 on right.

 

VIII.2.34 and VIII.2.36 from rear, Pompeii. September 2004.